Application manifest defines the list of services and the parameters required to deploy these services. Following is an example:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ApplicationManifest xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" ApplicationTypeName="NodeAppType" ApplicationTypeVersion="1.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2011/01/fabric">
<ServiceManifestImport>
<ServiceManifestRef ServiceManifestName="NodeApp" ServiceManifestVersion="1.0.0.0" />
</ServiceManifestImport>
</ApplicationManifest>
The ServiceManifestImport element specifies the services that are included in the app.